Women of a New Tribe

January 14 – February 23, 2019 | Monday – Thursday: 10 AM - 6 PM | Friday: 10 AM - 5 PM | Saturday: 10 AM - 2 PM

Free and open to the public

Women of a New Tribe is a photographic study of the physical and spiritual beauty of the black American women we see around us every day.

Photographed by Jerry Taliaferro, the women portrayed represent the black woman in many of her physical and social manifestations. The subjects are from all walks of life and include the young and the old, mothers and daughters, artists and professionals. What is unique about Women of a New Tribe is its treatment of the subjects. The women were meticulously photographed in a style reminiscence of the photography of 1930's and 1940's Hollywood. The purpose for doing this is twofold: First, to use the drama produced by the powerful lighting to grab and hold the attention of the viewer. Second, to use the starkness of black and white images to present the viewer an unencumbered look at the souls of this incredibly diverse group of women. Rarely have black women been portrayed in such a soul-touching way. This project has been called "powerful" and "uplifting".

Jerry Taliaferro was born in Brownsville, Tennessee. After graduating high school in May 1972, he joined the Army. His real interest in photography began in 1981 when he was posted to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, for Special Forces training. While serving in Germany, his fascination with photography continued to grow and, in 1985, he was published for the first time when a Munich magazine purchased the rights to one of his images.

The Creative Mind (in the CHARTS Lobby)

January 14 – April 1, 2019 | Monday – Thursday: 6:30 AM - 10 PM | Friday: 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM | Saturday: 6:30 AM - 4 PM

Opening Reception
Friday, January 18, 2019

6-8 PM
Guest Speaker 6:30 PM
Garbo Watson Hearne, Director, Hearne Fine Art

Music by Dr. Barry McVinney (Saxophone) and Julia Buckingham (Piano)

Free and open to the public

Audrey Forbes Manley	Arlie Oswald Petters	Archie A. Alexander

On loan from the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., The Creative Mind is a traveling exhibit that celebrates the contributions of African Americans to medicine, mathematics, engineering, and all branches of science. It features the careers and achievements of some of today’s outstanding black scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and medical professionals and highlights the work of notable figures from the past. A “Did You Know?” section brings in additional information about each field, pointing to future career possibilities for creative minds of the next generation.

The exhibit consists of seven colorful, flexible panels—an introduction and separate panels devoted to medicine, mathematics, engineering, biological sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences. The Creative Mind made its debut in 2012 at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and at the Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences, in Washington, D.C. Since then, it has been exhibited at the Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Information Center, Linthicum Heights, MD; the Madison Science Museum, Madison, WI; the Louisville Free Public Library, Louisville, KY; the Zion-Benton Public Library, Zion, IL; the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Medicine; the Mid-America Science Museum, Hot Springs, AR; the Burlington County Library, Westampton, NJ; the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; the Northern Virginia Community College Libraries, Woodbridge, VA; the Family Heritage House Museum, Bradenton, FL; the Summerton Community Center, Summerton, S.C.; Collin College, Frisco, TX; Walsh University, North Canton, OH; and Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM. It is on view from April 2 to July 2, 2018 at the Department of Physics, Washington University, Seattle.

The Arkansas Arts Council’s Small Works on Paper

March 1 – April 13, 2019 | Monday – Thursday: 10 AM - 6 PM | Friday: 10 AM - 5 PM | Saturday: 10 AM - 2 PM

Opening Reception
Friday, March 1, 2019

6-8 PM
Guest Speaker 6:30 PM
Patrick Ralston, Executive Director
Arkansas Arts Council

Music by Julia Buckingham (Piano)

Free and open to the public

Title: End of Summer Artist: Susan Chambers of Little Rock Medium: acrylic	Title: Young Ali Artist: Rex DeLoney of Little Rock Medium: mixed media	Title: Curia Regis Artist: Daniella Napolitano of Little Rock Medium: linocut

Small Works on Paper is an annual juried art exhibition presented by the Arkansas Arts Council, a division of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. Artwork in the exhibition is created by Arkansas artists who are members of the Arkansas Artist Registry, an online visual arts resource designed to promote and market Arkansas art. Each year, the Small Works on Paper exhibition tours the state and will be on view at nine locations in 2019.

This year’s entries were juried by Robin Dru Germany, professor of photography and associate director at the School of Art at Texas Tech University. Germany reviewed 354 image submissions to pick the 39 works in the exhibit. She also selected three artists for the following awards:

• Best of Show $500 Award recipient: Markeith Woods of Pine Bluff, mixed media, “Do You Remember What I Worked For?“
• Juror’s Choice $300 award recipient: Daniella Napolitano of Little Rock, linocut, “Curia Regis”
• Merit Award $200 recipient: J.P. Bell of Fayetteville, digital photograph, “Repair of No. 2”